Index
[SYMBOL]
[A]
[B]
[C]
[D]
[E]
[F]
[G]
[H]
[I]
[J]
[K]
[L]
[M]
[N]
[O]
[P]
[Q]
[R]
[S]
[T]
[U]
[V]
[W]
[X]
[Y]
[Z]
& (ampersand), concatenation operator
* (asterisk), multiplication operator
\ (backslash)
in literal strings
variable names
^ (caret), exponentiation operator
: (colon)
handler definition and call
in handler definition and call
in Macintosh pathnames
POSIX path, don't use in
record, name-value separator
, (comma)
in global declaration
in local declaration
separating list items
separating parameters 2nd
separating record items
thousands separator illegal
- - (comment delimiter)
inside comment delimiters
(* and *) (comment delimiters)
commenting out
nesting
¬ (continuation character) 2nd
entering
how used in this book
moved or removed by decompilation
must be last thing in line
{ } (curly braces)
delimiting lists
delimiting records
= (equals sign), equality operator 2nd
assignment, not 2nd
 (greater than or equal to)
> (greater than)
« » (guillemets)
constructing data class object
entering 2nd
raw four-letter code, entering
 (less than or equal to)
< (less than)
- (minus sign), subtraction and unary negation operator
<> (not equal to), doesn't exist
!= (not equal to), doesn't exist
 (not equals sign), inequality operator
( ) (parentheses)
handler definition and call
interpretation of commands
order of operations
+ (plus sign), addition operator
concatenation, not overloaded for
" (quotation marks)
delimiting literal strings
in comment delimiters
in literal strings
quote global property
string comparisons and
' (single quote)
delimiting four-letter code
string comparisons and
/ (slash), division (real) operator
| (vertical bars)
appear spontaneously
in comment delimiters
in variable names
legalize illegal variable names
prevent terminology clash 2nd 3rd
record item name (user property)
retarget handler call
- - - - (direct object) 2nd
optional or required
<= (abbreviation for )
>= (abbreviation for )
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